 infobox country native_name ket common_name ket image_coat coat_ket gif image_map capital lopolla major_cities molvar polvar falwur provinces four districts two forest districts resources silver copper gems gems i iv languages baklava ferrond keoish common government_type feudal monarchy leader_title beygraf of ket beygraf leader_name zoltan citizen ketite population 255 800 demographics human human bos dwarf dwarf hill halfling dwarf dwarf mountain other demographic_numbers 245 600 3 600 2 600 1 500 2 600 religions al'akbar mouqol fharlanghn geshtai istus xan yae other baklunish gods alignment ln n le cn platinum bastion gold greatshield electrum wagon silver lance copper helm allies plains of the paynims paynims sometimes tusmit sometimes enemies bissel veluna gran march furyondy knights of the watch iuz country iuz sometimes zeif sometimes ekbir minor culture culture culture the ketites are a fairly harsh people; this is most obviously seen in the strictness of their legal system where even in self-defense one may not attack in a manner that could result in another another's death without being considered guilty themselves of assault at the least and manslaughter at the worst the society is a balance between the powerful merchant class and the mullahs priests of the true faith that are also heavily involved in government the people as a whole are devoutly religious clinging to the guidelines of the true faith in all things geography geography geography ket serves as the gateway between the western and eastern flanaess being located in the territory between the southern yatil mountains and the barrier peaks the dense bramblewood forest fills more than half of ket ket's terrain penetrated by a single artery; the irafa road this well-kept road is guarded by ketite troops stations at eight permanent strongholds along its length and serves as the boundary between the two forest districts of ket the tuflik river has its source within ket flowing from the banner hills through the bramblewood and bending north towards lopolla until it turns south again passing the tusman hills and into the plains beyond the northern and western portions of ket are more well-settled with many villages spread throughout the northern border contains part of the yatils where trade and occasional conflict with perrenland is done eastern ket relies in large part on the rich copper mines of the lower yatils for its wealth the west is open countryside until the tusman hills forming the border with tusmit military military military the major force in ket ket's military consists of strong infantry pikemen and crossbowmen although its medium cavalry is also well-respected by most militaries in the area the clergy of ket is integral to the military heirarchy with each company having its own cleric ketite soldiers are required to remain adherant to the doctrines of the true faith while serving history history history although once a province of zeif centered around lopolla this region was taken by the nomadic brazen horde in the early 300s cy the bey or mayor of lopolla claimed the nomads as allies and was allowed to remain in office following the invasion however the nomads would accede authority only to their great padishah for the first half of the fourth century the nomads plundered ket using it as a base from which to strike against veluna toward the middle of the fourth century ket was invaded by keoish forces which managed to defeat the nomads with the aid of longbowmen mercenaries from the quaglands the bey of lopolla was forced out along with the nomads though he managed to escape into the rugged banner hills with a small army where they began to carve out a resistance force it slowly grew under the doctrine of the true faith despite the harsh conditions within the hills until the keoish infidels were forced out of ket the leader of the ketite forces arpad was named the first beygraf of ket bringing ket to the status of an independant nation for the first time he incorporated the mullahs of the true faith into all parts of government under the leadership of the beygraf who they awarded the title shield of the true faith since the early fifth century cy ket has been content to remain fairly peaceful with its neighbors the occasional border dispute with bissel or skirmish with the plains of the paynims paynims notwithstanding although the archmage iggwilv did begin to form a power base in the region in the latter half of the fifth century cy an alliance forged between ket and the mountain dwarves of the lower yatils served to restrain her influence and ultimately served to strengthen the goodwill between those people even after the death of the witch since then ket has become and remained a quite prosperous nation 